Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace harrissii Duthie |
Bibliography | Rec. Bot. Surv. India 1: 161 (1898) |
Native Range | n. Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2900-3400m |
Description | leaves imbricate, obovate-spathulate, acute, cartilagineous, farinose, ciliate, scapes pubescent, 2-9-flowered, calyx campanulate, flowers 8-11mm across |
Size | 2-7cm |
Color | white, pale rose |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |